Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-29
LADIES' COLUMN.
No Place Like Home, Signs the
Pleasure Seeker in Crowded
Hotels.
little Children's Quaint Attire, Taste
ful Adiuncts 70 the Toilet.
Progressive Dinner Parties, ssasonable
Notes, Recipes for the Epicure,

The optimist cannot overlook the fact
thst amid all the good he finds in human
nature one trait is st least lot angelic,
that is tendency to calmly contemplate
another's discomfort in contrast with
ones own immunity from il. To the
stay-at-homes who have been reading
with elvious hearts OF lovely costumes,
and strolls on beach and boulevard the
record of the hot days in northern lati-
tudes aud the disastrous effect of the
heat, brings to them by happy contrast
the Ieglige of home toilets, the large
siry rooms where Caressing southern
breezes WOO sleep and rest, end the fair
Fort Wortlite need no long. r sigh TO
exchange these for e ten by twelve bed
room at some fashionable resort, and the
labor Of dressing three times during tae
day, and there is no exemption from this
labor in any Of the summer retreats. In the
primitive days of some f the watering
places there was rest from the harassing
cares of home life and suTCesse for the
bellies from winters dissipation But
for the latter the summer season is now
the seed sowing, and mothers as chspe-
rones find little rest from their round of
anxiety. There is little or 10 rusticat-
ing. The attire is g matter OF great i'm
portanCe and subject for anxious
thought. The dressing is pretentious,
although much latitude Is allowed for 10.
dlvidusI freedom. Do the readers tire of
black and white costumes? There seems
to be little else. White dresses, how
ever, tax the ingenuity of the mOdiste in
trimming, and odd fanCies are resorted
TO. Gold braid is used profusely, but
Of course only on white wool goods.
Black lace dresses are trimmed with
watered silk. Sometimes only sash of
the silk is used. These dresses are usu-
ally made independent of the lining, and
can be worn over foundations Of differ
ent ColOrs.
One of the prettiest dresses seen re-
Gently was Of soft gray silk with baby
waist tied with g gray silk sash fringed
broadly. The dress is high in the neck
and sleeves, which are adorned with
pale pink ruChing. Tae skirt is full and
perfectly plain, and the hat, 8 broad,
white LeghOrn, dropping on one side and
with sn exquisite white ostrich
plume, completes dainty and piCtur-
esque dress.
Black lace is made into ell sorts and
shapes OF mantillas. One attractive
model is the following: The lace is made
in close corssge style with as much length
allowed to the waist as possible. Some
Of the models are then belted, some are
not. The loose, open sleeve, also of lace,
reaches TO the elbow only. A black lace
ru1lle, twelve or fourteen inches deep, is
slightly gathered and applied TO the
lower edge of the Jacket. Some of the
uubelted shapes have stole fronts which
reach half way down the length of the
dress skirt. For very not weather are
simply tichu shapes OF black or white lace,
crossed over the chest, with very long
Dep,um fronts.
Mothers are deylsing pretty models for
children, A little boy of four looks very
winsome in d Highland suit OF white fan
mel serge, made with kilt, blouse and
2sp. The blouse has broad collar and
cuffs; about the waist is worn q scarf Of
The goods, the ends reaching TO the bot
tom of the skirt, with large china bell
buttons to keep it down. The outfit is
complete by black silk stockings
and patent leather shoes.
Little girls wear their oTgandie and
avn dresses touching the ground. Some
If the waists have little straight yokes or
vests Of embroidery; others are low
lecked and have guimpes of lace, silk or
tinted Jersey cloth.
One of the invaluable additions in the
travelling bag of the lady tourist is 3
iurah sacque. 1t takes up but little
Dom, and can be used to
eplaCe an uncOmfOrtably warm dress
waist. These sscques are trimmed with
ace and are convenient 10 wear St home
With an odd skirt.
At fancy dress party q pretty shep-
lerdess costume has been worn by
'oung lady distinguished for ner taste |
The petticoat is of white silk. An over |
trapping of green silk is drawn aside on |
he right so as to show a broad panel OF /
white. Half shoes with big black buckles, /
ldfashi0ned and square, and g broad /
lark hat profusely trimmed with roses /
re worn with the dress. One Of the /
most striking evening toilets is white .
un's yelling. The skirt is sids-pleated .
rom the waist with 8 narrow baCE- /
rsping. The waist Is g basque cut .
peek a-bOO, 8 silly name, by the way,
or a very pretty effect. That which
made the dress interesting was a scarf of
be nuns yelling, one end of which was
astened in with the shoulder seam and
be full sleeve of white null, and which
hen fell straight over the bust to the
ottOm Of the skirt.
LAWN TENNIS SUIT.
Fashionable lawn tennis costumes are
lade with square b.Ouses laCing in front,
Il the way down, so loosely as to display
vest usually of the same material, be
cath. The materials used axe fannels,
srges and IN some cases, canvas cloths,
le last particularly Tor the skirts. Com
nations Of striped and plain goods sre
luch favored, and fancy sashes, drawn
bout the waist are employed to add to
lie effect.
The sleeves are always full and loose,
ith tight cuffs, and they allow complete
eedOm to the arms. TIE skirt Of such
ress is usually killed, without draperY, 1
I'd full enough to permit easy movement,
ithOut being so loose as to cucumber
lie limbs. Altogether the fashionable
nnis toilette is i sensible ss We'll a. g
Try pretty dress.
FANCY APRON,
lovely lawn apron is made OF 8
'esdth Of fine linen lawn, laid a. the top
five meeting boX-plsits, all Of the same Y
idth, set in narrow belt OF open-wor6
sertloD under which pink ribbon is laid G
re apron IS edged ell around WIKI I
ram-iinted Smyrna lace set On plainly,
ID the strings a-e lacs-edged. Down S
q center Of csCs box plaig, for about j
ree-eIghts Of { yard, a Tose-Co!ored [
LIN ribbon, enc iuch vide, IS Eun snd s
ished with & small bow 81 the end. y